Sao Paulo, Sep 25 (IANS) Brazilian scientists have identified four new families of extremely young asteroids, taking the total number to 13. The four families, all of which are less than seven million years old,…
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Struggling hard to shed those extra kilos? If so, foods high in carbohydrates — found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes — may help you reduce body weight and…
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has denounced the US healthcare system as politically and morally wrong, and urged American leaders to enact publicly-financed healthcare as a “human right”. Ban…
Abu Dhabi, Sep 25 (IANS/WAM) A hospital funded by the United Arab Emirates has opened in the Red Sea coast of Yemen. The opening of Ad Durayhimi Hospital, which will provide healthcare services to thousands…
London, Sep 25 (IANS) NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has revealed giant dust storms in the equatorial regions of Saturn’s moon Titan, making it the third space body after Earth and Mars where dust storms have been…
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Children suffering from asthma are more likely to develop the risk of anxiety during adulthood, finds a new study. In the study on mice, a team from the Pennyslvannia State…
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new drug that can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from growing and spreading. The study, led by a team from the Cedars-Sinai Medical…
Agartala, Sep 25 (IANS) The Tripura government has undertaken steps to check any malaria outbreak in the state after six people died due to the mosquito-borne disease, a Minister said here on Tuesday. A high…
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Breaking a bone can cause bone density losses throughout the body, not just close to the site of the fracture and primarily around the time of the fracture, results from…
By Binita Das Purulia, Sep 25 (IANS) Shruti Roy, a chubby seven-month-old baby of Loharsole village in this West Bengal district bordering Jharkhand, is a far cry from all-too-familiar pictures of malnourished children. And as…
San Francisco, Sep 25 (IANS) A former content moderator at Facebook has sued the company alleging that moderators who face mental trauma after reviewing distressing images on the platform are not being properly protected by…
Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) A strike called by junior doctors of a hospital here entered the second day on Tuesday even as 12 patients died in the last 24 hours, officials said. The doctors from…
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) A fresh anti-polio campaign targeting over 10 million children started in Pakistan on Monday, the media reported. More than 10 million children up to five years of age will be administered…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the fourth “India International Science Festival (IISF)” on October 6, it was announced on Monday. Speaking at the curtain raiser of the event, Minister…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution Bench a plea questioning the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) prevalent in the Dawoodi Bohra community. The issue was referred…
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Tall people are more likely to develop varicose veins, characterised by swollen, twisted veins that can be seen just under the surface of the skin, usually in the legs, finds…
Panaji, Sep 24 (IANS) Defending the continuance of the ailing Manohar Parrikar as the Chief Minister of Goa, Public Works Department Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Monday said J. Jayalalitha continued to be the Chief Minister…
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) A 51-year-old man from Kolkata was given a new lease of life after doctors at a private hospital conducted city’s second successful heart transplant here on Monday. The heart, donated by…
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to start smoking weed an average of two years earlier, which can lead to severe neuropsychiatric and social consequences, according to a…
London, Sep 24 (IANS) Want a long life? Playing golf regularly can boost longevity as well as reduce the risk factors for heart disease and stroke, a panel of international experts has claimed, while stressing…